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package org.jbfilter.core;
/**
 * Specifies the path to a bean property.
 * @param <E> the bean type
 * @param <T> the property type
 * @author Marcus Adrian
 */
public interface PropertyAccessible {
	/**
	 * The way to retrieve an property of a bean encoded as string.
	 * Note that this must not be the only way to retrieve the property.
	 * For instance the bean implementation provides tools to retrieve the property
	 * without reflection. If you use these tools, this field is not used.
	 * @return
	 */
	String getPropertyPath();
	/**
	 * @see #getPropertyPath()
	 */
	void setPropertyPath(String propertyPath);
}
